THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



No. 105.] JULY, MDCCCLXXII. [Price 6d. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



PYEARGA MEG-ERA (VARIETY). 



Variety of Pyrarga Megtera. — -The fore wings of this 

 female specimen are scarcely different from those of the 

 type ; the hind wings present a marked contrast ; the basal 

 area, generally dark brown, is of a pale dnll brown, but 

 clothed as usual with long ochreous hairs inclining to 

 golden, — this })ortion of the wing is very sparingly clothed 

 wMth scales, and is semi-transparent; the submarginal series 

 of ocellated spots is very distinct, more so than usual, an 

 appearance to which the paler general area certainly contri- 

 butes. This insect has been kindly lent me by Mr. Bond 

 for figuring in the ' Entomologist.' Mr. Bond obtained the 

 specimen from the late Mr. Edmonds' collection, of 

 Worcester. 



Cossiis Ligniperda. — I shall be much obliged if you will 

 kindly answer the following questions respecting C. Ligni- 

 perda in the ' Entomologist.' When does it spin its cocoon } 

 and how long does it remain in it before the perfect moth 

 comes out? Mine is about the size of a man's finger, and it 

 has lost the dull red stripe down the back : I thought this 



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